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Sep 4, 2015 · She was the oldest daughter of her father’s first wife, Sally, and her two brothers, Gordon Jr. and David, can be seen posing with her.
Parks was born in Fort Scott, Kansas, the son of Andrew Jackson Parks and Sarah Ross, on November 30, 1912. [2] He was the youngest of 15 children. [3] His father was a farmer who grew corn, beets, turnips, potatoes, collard greens, and tomatoes. They also had a few ducks, chickens, and hogs.
Aug 31, 2015 · In one of her father?s books, there is a photograph of her smiling broadly as the family embarks for Paris in 1950.? She is the oldest daughter of her father?s first wife, Sally, and her two brothers, Gordon, Jr. and David pose with her.?
They soon had a child, Gordon Jr. Parks toured with the band for about a year. When it broke up, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps and worked clearing forest land. By 1937, Parks was working as a waiter on a train.
Gordon Parks (born November 30, 1912, Fort Scott, Kansas, U.S.—died March 7, 2006, New York, New York) was an American author, photographer, and film director who documented African American life.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 17, 2018 · She was the elder daughter of Gordon and Sally Parks—her siblings Gordon Jr. and David would later make their own marks in film and civic affairs—and in the early ’50s the family lived...
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Leslie Parks-Bailey is the youngest daughter of Gordon Parks. She is a classically trained chef and artist based in Georgia. She is an active supporter of the Gordon Parks Foundation.
